The Football Association confirmed via their website that the 25-year-old will miss three games after Steve Bruce feared he would be out of action for four matches.

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Hope Akpan of Blackburn Rovers was recently given a four-match ban after he pushed referee Scott Duncan during his side's 2-1 loss against Sheffield Wednesday on Valentine's Day.

Bacuna has refused to apologise for his actions, and said in a statement on Twitter: "My passion for the game took over, wanted to win, that’s all I had in my head. Disappointed with my red card, almost let the team down."